Diamante – a “diamond shaped” poem of 7 lines that are made up of, respectively:
a noun
2 adjectives
3 verbs
4 words that are synonyms for line 1 and line 7 (alternating)
3 verbs
2 adjectives
a noun (an antonym of line 1)
The Cycle
LOVE
RED, TENDERNESS
BEATING,WISHING, DREAMING
PASSION, POISON, WARMTH, WRATH
SEETHING, REGRETTING, CRYING
GRAY, IRATE
HATE
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